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[Diomedes]

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they brought back NPR's Delicious Dish for Betty White's muffin

You complete me.

[PhillyPhreak54]

First SNL worth watching since the good ol' days.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Digital short is an instant classic.

[SD]

Pacific was good, next week is the finale, looks like it might be boring. Best character of the series is Shelton the shady guy with the southern accent (I'm assuming Louisiana)

[Seabiscuit36]

yeah, good epi tonight.  Human side coming out on dr's kid.

[The BIGSTUD]

Breaking Bad wasn't as good as the last two nights, but still very good. Gus is one devious SOB.

[MDS]

not every episode can be like that, sometimes you gotta take a few steps down to come back up

they essentially ended the cousins storyline and are now setting up the gus vs. cartel vs. walt/jesse vs. hank and the dea showdown for the final story of the season.

should be good

[shorebird]

^ yeah, not every show can be as good as last week. It was still one of the best on the tube though. Last nights show's message: don't farg with the chicken man.

[Drunkmasterflex]

Pacific was good, next week is the finale, looks like it might be boring. Best character of the series is Shelton the shady guy with the southern accent (I'm assuming Louisiana)

I think next weeks looks like it will be good, I like to see what the guys do after the war.  Agreed about Shelton he is the best character of the series. 

[Susquehanna Birder]

Breaking Bad wasn't as good as the last two nights, but still very good. Gus is one devious SOB.

Just when I was starting to feel some pathos for Jessie, the dude makes want to Hank all over his face again.

[MDS]

I actually feel a lot of sympathy for Jesse. He's a piece of shtein but he knows it and isn't making any more excuses for it.

Meanwhile Walt is just a repugnant human being. He should have been skinned alive by the cousins. But then there wouldnt be a show....so...yea.

[Susquehanna Birder]

The cartel needs Jack Bauer.

[Drunkmasterflex]

Looking forward to this 30 for 30 "Straight Outta LA" by Ice Cube. 

[MDS]

if i could go back in time, i would never watch lost

its just been good, dont get me wrong. by the end result will not be worth it. magical light? alison janney? JUST TELL ME WHAT THE ISLAND IS WITHOUT GAY MYTHOLOGY COME ON

[SD]

My nerded out theory, I know I'm gonna regret this but here goes:
So knowing that Darlton are big Star Wars fans, I've conjured up a theory:
MIB = Anakin
Jacob = Obi Wan
Island = The Force

The whole episode I was thinking these stories don't make sense because Jacob should be leaving to go with the villagers and MIB should be staying with his Mom since he was favored. I think the story is Jacob has been doing ALL of this to get his brother back or to free his soul. He acted out of anger when he threw him into the cave and clearly regretted it when he saw his brothers body lying there. So I think this story is about Jacob ultimately redeeming his brother, sort of how Obi-Wan turns on Anakin (another sad story) who becomes Darth Vader. In Star Wars Vader kills Obi-Wan (Obi-Wan goes willingly same as when Jacob was killed by Ben). As we've seen in this episode the MIB is not originally evil, he would be a classic character in Greek tradedy.

Like Star Wars, Obi Wan was dead but continued to guide Luke, same way Jacob continues to guide the Candidates (he left them power and communicates with them through Hurley just like Obi Wan communicated with Luke via Force Ghost).
I liked the episode, didn't love it. But I thought it was necessary to tell MIB/Jacobs back story since they're such a big part of the mythology of the show. The thing I'm going to be pissed about is if they end without explaining the Egyptian's role on the island. Why even have the statue and all of the heiroglyphics if you're not going to explain them.

The thing is, it's not like I left the episode and said "damn that MIB is a rotten sob". Anakin wasn't rotten until he was manipulated by the Emperor. I don't think MIB was bad until he was thrown into the cave.